Oliver Mtukudzi - Pindirai lyrics

[Verse 1] The other day, a grown woman approached me She hollered then she asked me for a dollar So I checked my wallet I gave her three, said "five is all that I've got And I need the other two to get to the spot" But still we sat and we talked Turns out that she's a mother of two, a boy and a girl They're the only joy she's got in this world She wants to send her son to school, but she can't quite afford it She says she's fifty dollars shy of the amount she was quoted She's tried everything She cried when her husband died Life took a toll, in order to survive she went and sold the wedding ring How much did that bring? Well, not enough but she's not giving up She say that she pray everyday and night until the sun is up I laughed. "Look I don't see the point in praying you're pleading lady, do you really need the gods to intervene?" She say when she on her knees and they're bleeding, she wonder what she achieving but she keeping the faith for the sake of the kids Damn, I was leaving as I said, "I will be back tomorrow with some money Even if I have to beg, borrow, steal for you." I managed to gather a couple hundred dollar bills To appease a life so filled with sorrow that it starts to spill You know, I was getting my good will on I figured if her kids could have a future, she would still be strong And so I was very amped up the next day On my way there I was sitting there wondering how it would end? I waited patiently for hours on end I guess she had no faith in me Which I find strange 'cause see I had no cause to pretend There'd be no laws for to bend I was basically no more than a means to an end I don't understand, I gave her my word I said I'd return, Two o'clock at the same curb She's was probably lying anyway, I don't know why I bothered The human race is neither true to nor got faith in each other so f** it [Chorus] x2 Vakuru-we Pindirai Vakuru-we Pindirai Vakuru-we Pindirai Pindirai, ndati pindirai [Verse 2] The way of the world is pretty wayward Orphaned kids are dying on the pavements Religion will tell you just say a prayer, fix it with an amen This world need more than words, listen to what I'm saying Check out some of these people in the parliament Promising to police the problem but they're a part of it Pushing forward political and personal agendas Instead of opposing prejudice based on cla** and gender Only Intensifying the social divide Care more about your car than your gardener's family of five He gets barely paid enough for him and his folks to survive A life of survival is barely even living a life On the grind all day just to cover the bare necessities While sixteen year olds just being handed brand new Mercedes keys Oh no, life is hardly ever fair So get down and say prayer, then go out and make it real [Chorus] x3